Bench Talk Radio

(6:10) NFL Recap (38:28) Early Maple Leaf struggles (49:47) Scottie Barnes is the real deal (52:34) A little World Series chat (1:03:48) Halloween talk

(3:25) NFL Parlay takes another beating (11:20) Who are the AFC contenders? (20:55) Tom asks Ben and Cam about how they feel about the Patriots (37:40) Playoff Baseball 2021-22 NHL Preview (47:47) Bruins (56:50) Blue Jackets (1:02:06) Leafs (1:08:52) Division winner predictions (1:26:46) Picking 2020-21 non-playoff teams to make the playoffs this year (1:35:55) Stanley Cup Predictions

(7:04) The Bench Talk Sunday Parlay goes down to the wire (14:48) Tom empathizes with Gary Bettman--from one commissioner to another (18:55) Adam hops in late (24:00) Brady v Bellichick (26:33) We talk Twitter blocks (35:45) Bills Year? (38:09) Checking in with Adam (42:38) Talking baseball (1:06:24) What's the best month for watching sports?

(0:25) Football -Tom goes to Brampton for a football Sunday -The boys hash out some parlay confusion -We talk about a few games (38:26) Baseball -Wild Card race heats up -Cameron isn't a real Red Sox fan -We get side tracked with a bit of TFC talk (52:40) Hypotheticals -Andre Roberson v. Isaiah Thomas with a gun -Animal survival hypothetical

(0:13) Ben's iron-man podcast streak comes to an end (3:24) The NFL Parlay hits a snag (15:26) Tom apologizes to Lamar (21:55) Bills have a lot left to show (25:56) Mac Jones vs. the other rookies (33:22) Power Ranking the 2-0 teams and the 0-2 teams (44:58) Football Watching Set-Ups, Golf and Tik Tok tutorials (55:54) Adam's new "Guess the Athlete" segment

(3:40) We talk the return of NFL Sundays: -the return of the rider's parlay -Bills and Patriots both lose -fantasy gripes (26:23) The Blue Jays continue to roll (35:23) Adam unintentionally rips off Pardon My Take with our new "Mount Rushmore" segment -Mount Rushmore of Live Band/Karaoke Songs -Mount Rushmore of Road Trip Snacks -Mount Rushmore of Hangover Foods

(1:22) Recapping a had fought Brock alumni Beer Olympics (15:55) We talk about the Jays and the most tortured fanbases in sports (33:56) Jake Paul retires from the fight game (42:20) The Mets and Boo-Gate (48:23) We go through every NFL team's win-total over-under projection

The full crew is back! (Seriously) (4:15) Zach Lawrence has entered the waiting room" (20:40) Tom and Blake talk some shop about the Blue Jays rotation (29:20) Adam survives a hornet sting (33:36) Tom knows way too much about the Rogers Center (36:00) We draft our own NFL franchise from scratch using the following categories: -QB -Coach -Offensive player -Defensive player -Jerseys -Stadium -Fan base

Once again, Tom, Cam and Ben three man weave through the airwaves without Blake and Adam (6:53) The Spotlight: Florida Panthers, NBA Tampering and The Summer League ADAM's TOPIC LIST (22:36) 1. Elora's Downtown is Hot (28:30) 2. The Blue Jays have clinched their playoff spot (according to Adam) (37:08) 3. The Spaghetti Factory is overrated (40:50) 4. Darnell Nurse is wildly overpaid We talk FOOTBALL (47:15) Cameron gets a Soccer segment (57:24) CFL (1:07:18) NFL Team Randomizer Game

Once again, no Adam or Blake. So Tom, Cam and Ben check in to tackle the biggest topics in sports (3:14) Toronto Blue Jays make a splash at the deadline (21:30) Toronto Raptors say goodbye to Kyle Lowry and turn some heads with the Scottie Barns draft pick (32:25) The NBA Free Agency Guessing Game (42:35) NHL offseason talk (1:18:55) What continent are these Olympic countries on?

This week Cam, Ben and Tom weave some magic without Blake and Adam (2:05) New Segment: the Spotlight featuring Tate Martel, Aaron Rodgers and the country of Tonga (15:05) Olympic Talk - Canada's medal count, USA basketball, most watchable Olympic events, 'which pro athletes would be best in the decathalon?' (33:20) Blue Jays stumble to the trade deadline (43:35) NHL offseason in full swing (1:15:31) Start, Bench, Cut: MacDonald Food - Burger, Nuggets, Jr Chicken Summer Rec Sports - Volleyball, Softball, Tennis Pizza - Canadian, Hawaiian, Meat Lovers

(4:25) Toronto Blue Jays Hype Report (12:20) Seattle Kraken Expansion: -Carey Price -Boston's protected list -Will CBus regret leaving Domi unprotected? -Kyle Dubas playing chess or checkers? -Is the expansion draft too easy? (47:25) Giannas is awesome (52:20) The Podcast's Cottage Retreat (1:06:00) Hypothetical: Would you rather have to kill a chicken everytime you go into a car or have to fight an orangutan to the death with a sword once a year?

(4:00) MLB Home Run Derby (8:56) Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball (18:13) Where the home run derby stacks up with other sports' all-star competitions (25:30) Tom gave soccer a chance (34:45) A little NHL talk (43:50) Connor McGregor: Fighter or Promoter? (46:54) NBA Finals (50:22) Is Coors Light the worst beer? (54:46) Blake ropes us in with more baseball talk

(6:37) NHL Stanley Cup (26:19) International sports: soccer, tennis and Canada basketball (45:15) NBA Finals are set (53:17) Toronto Blue Jays Hype Report (55:22) Joey Chestnut + Eating Contest Talk (1:08:48) We roll through the following "would you rather"s: Would you rather know when you die or how you die? Would you rather hit every red light ever, or have painfully slow internet when the sun goes down? Would you rather always feel like you have to pee, or never know when you have to pee (always wear a diaper)?

Due to other Sunday time commitments, the Shootaround Podcast is now a Tuesday podcast for the foreseeable future (2:40) NHL Playoffs (23:25) NBA Playoffs (33:49) Toughest sports to play in front of an away crowd (47:01) Toronto Raptors draft at fourth overall (58:31) Maybe the most positive Blue Jays Hype Report we've ever had (1:05:40) We power rank stuff in the following summer time categories: Barbeque food/drinks, Summer time activities, Summer Locations

This week we're a man short because Blake can't make it to the pod. But the show goes on (2:36) The Blake-less Blue Jays Hype Report (14:59) Ball Hockey (20:50) NHL Playoffs: Fleury, Price, wild ending to Game 4 of Isles v Lightning (35:55) Whats more entertaining: NHL v NBA Playoffs? (46:55) NBA Playoffs: Jazz are toast, Ben Simmons and KD v Giannas (1:03:56) Start, Bench, Cut: -Jerseys: Basketball, Baseball, Hockey -Beer, Seltzer, Twisted Tea -Pancakes, Waffles, French Toast -Club, Bar, Patio -Spinach Dip v Nachos

The five man unit get up at the crack of dawn and record the pod at 9:30 AM on Sunday. First half of the pod is for sports fans and the second half will take anyone down memory lane (7:17) NHL Playoffs (19:04) NBA Playoffs (27:07) MLB's Spider Tack Controversy (39:10) Blue Jays Hype Report (40:59) We fantasy draft movies, tv shows, snacks, video games and toys from our childhood

(1:50) Adam and Cameron go through arbitration and are handed out fines for groupchat conduct (20:55) Tom reluctantly addresses the Toronto Maple Leafs (34:55) NHL Playoffs and the defence of Marc-Andre Fleury (47:27) NBA Playoffs (1:09:15) Julio Jones traded to the Titans (1:19:05) Blake's Blue Jays Hype Report

No Adam in today's podcast so we roll out the four man unit (1:20) Tom and Blake recap a soul-crushing Game 6 Maple Leafs loss (20:05) Ben gives a state of the union on the soon-to-be Seth Jones-less Columbus Blue Jackets (27:40) An update on our 2021 NHL Playoff Challenge (36:00) Some Toronto Blue Jays talk (43:55) We give our thoughts on a PFF tweet asking: "Who would you want as your QB for the next 4 seasons (between Russ and Dak) (49:55) We go through how many quarterbacks in the NFL you would take over Russell Wilson over the next four years (1:09:20) Hypothetical: If you had to compete in an Olympic sport, which one would you do the best in?

(4:45) NHL Playoffs (15:30) Maple Leafs Talk (25:46) Was Tom right about McDavid? (31:46) Tom let's Cam say his piece about the Bruins (33:50) Tom hijacks the Bruins talk and brings up the Leafs-Habs series again (41:50) Lefty's historic win (44:56) Lebron's a diva (49:28) Gradeschool zombie survival hypothetical

(9:15) Toronto Raptors miss the playoffs (14:45) Tom runs through the updated NBA Title Odds heading into the Playoffs (34:22) The Tim Tebow Outrage (44:35) We draft 2021 NHL Playoff team in a beer case bet

(4:25) NHL talk: Leafs, Bruins and the end of the line for Torts (16:00) Tom almost ruins Mother's Day (23:25) Trivia Time Trivia Categories: -21st century MLB Awards -OHL Alumni -2010s Pop Music -FBS School Mascots -Shootout Round: McDavid's Highest Scoring Teammates

(0:10) Welcome back Blake (8:30) Updated the fight card for the Bench Life Boxing main card (16:05) NFL Draft (34:25) Autograph talk (39:40) Adam debates becoming a Guelph Storm Tracker (45:40) Mighty Ducks TV Show Talk (53:59) We let Blake loose with some Jays talk (1:16:30) Start, Bench, Cut The Hangover, Superbad, Step Brothers Remember the Titans, Rudy, The Blind Side Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's

(4:20) UFC and Boxing talk (25:50) Creating "Super Leagues" out of the big four sports (47:00) Mid-Segment Impromptu Mighty Ducks Review (56:35) Super League Segment resumed (1:03:30) "Start, Bench, Cut" McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon (1:18:35) A little bit of Winnipeg Jets bashing (1:21:10) More "Start, Bench, Cut": Brock Bars: L3, Moose, Mansion Spike Ball, Corn Hole, Can Jam Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa

(3:40) Tom apologizes to Cameron for last week's episode (9:40) No tennis talk due to Doug Ford's lockdown (12:20) Haircut talk (20:30) NHL news (36:15) Blue Jays update (38:20) Should the MLB move to 7 inning games? (46:04) Ben Askren vs Jake Paul + setting up the Bench Talk headline fights (59:12) New segment: Drafting NHL starting sixes based on the random team you're given

This episode gets a little contentious as the podcast backs draft commissioner Tom into a corner based on interpretation of his rules. (9:25) Masters talk (19:35) Tom discusses tennis (29:50) Foligno traded to the Leafs (39:40) The Best Sounds in Sports Draft

(3:20) Tom addresses the Inclusion Initiative's Instagram snub (10:22) We look back on the 1 year anniversary of the pod with help from listener Jack (21:46) March Madness (38:56) MLB Opening Day Weekend AKA the Jays are a wagon (52:28) Crosby vs. Ovie (1:04:54) NHL Trade Deadline

(6:20) March Madness (15:45) Tom teaches a lecture on the NBA CBA and the Toronto Raptors trade deadline moves (25:08) The NBA contenders' outlooks post-trade deadline (39:23) NFL announces 17 game schedule (44:59) Baseball? (48:29) Hypothetical: would you rather be tackled by Aaron Donald, take a Randy Johnson fastball to the rib cage or take a punch straight to the face from Mike Tyson? (57:47) We talk about the one year anniversary of the podcast

(4:40) March Madness (25:05) Tom confronts Adam for trying to bail on the pod (32:05) Adam confronts Tom for his Jersey Blog rankings (49:32) NFL Free Agency (59:10) Hypothetical: How many of the 6 Michael Bay Transformer movies could you watch continuously and uninterrupted with $1 million per movie on the line? You can quit between movies and pocket how ever much money you earned, but if you quit mid-movie you come away with nothing

(0:00) Drew Brees, Cam Newton, Jersey Blog, Cam's Betting Slump, March Madness (35:00) Trivia Round 10: The Washington Generals vs. The Class Droppers Trivia Categories -Boston Bruins -Marine Biology -Classic Rock -OHL Alumni -March Madness Winners

This week we carve out an entire episode for an eight round fantasy draft. The idea is, if you were building an NHL franchise from scratch how would you draft the following: -Coach -Arena -Fanbase -Jerseys -Mascot -Forward -Defenseman -Goalie (2:00) Ben has some gripes about the Jersey Blog (13:40) The NHL Build-A-Franchise Draft

(2:10) Blake give's his thoughts on last week's "Video Game Fantasy Draft" (14:00) We debate "Who's the face of the NHL?" which leads into a discussion on, "who are the most marketable athletes on the planet?" (39:30) Blue Jays talk leaves Tom almost yelling at Blake (59:30) Hypotheticals such as: "Would you rather have every song you listen to turn into "All Star" by Smash Mouth halfway through the song, or ever movie you watch turn into Shrek at the halfway point of the movie?" "Would you rather live in constant daylight or constant night time?" "You are given $10 million but can only buy things that begin with the same first letter as your name. What do you buy?'

(3:55) Tom's tired of how the media/Twitter talks about the Maple Leafs (22:43) McDavid v Matthews v MacKinnon (AKA "The Three Big M's") (24:10) Crosby hits 1000 games (27:21) "Best sports to casually watch" debate (36:30) Unexpected Soccer Talk (40:04) The Fundamentals of Yelling (47:53) Sports Video Game Fantasy Draft Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/

The fellas pay tribute to the first ever episode of the original Bench Life Podcast and draft Super Bowl food spreads ahead of the big game. Categories include: -Main course -Chip -Candy -Dip -Drink Be sure to check out the blog to vote on the best/worst draft: https://benchlifesports.com/2021/02/08/the-shootaround-episode-43-super-bowl-food-fantasy-draft-2-0/

This week former Brock roommates, Blake and Adam, take on the Washington Generals in the midst of a 2 game trivia win streak. Who will come out of the match-up with the win? Categories: -Classic Rock -Last 10 Super Bowl MVPs -MLB Stadiums -Capitals Cities -Name that actor (2:57) Blake's Take on the Blue Jays offseason (15:08) NFL (Matt Stafford turns down the Patriots + a little Super Bowl talk) (26:06) Trivia

A jam-packed episode full of news and events that are very relevant to the members of this podcast. No Blake or Zach so 6th man of the year, Adam, is once again on the airwaves. (1:34) Ben addresses Pierre-Luc Dubois (21:37) Tom remains optimistic about the Toronto Maple Leafs + other hockey news (32:45) George Springer is a Toronto Blue Jay (49:00) Bucs v. Packers pre-game thoughts (54:43) Buffalo Bills pre-game thoughts (1:06:40) Bills post-game thoughts (AKA Tom faces the music (AKA Tom lashes out at Cameron))

This week Adam joins the program with Tom, Ben and Cameron and they go Joe Rogan mode with one of their longer podcasts to date. First half of the episode breaking down the week's sports news. Second half we do an NHL jersey deep-dive and fantasy draft the best sweaters that hockey has to offer. (4:32) Buffalo Bills are on to the Conference Championship (18:26) Fantasy Sports Talk (22:18) Rams vs. Packers (25:26) Browns vs. Chiefs (30:48) Dumbest rules in sports (45:37) The James Harden Trade (53:50) NHL Jersey Fantasy Draft Link to blog for Fantasy Draft voting: https://benchlifesports.com/

Ben, Blake, Cam and Tom kick off their first podcast of 2021 with all of the topics everyone is asking for: haircuts, New Years resolutions, Mantei Te'o, Quinton Byfield/Nik Antropov comparisons and much more. (3:50) NFL Wild Card Round (22:22) College Football (25:50) Blake's thoughts on last weekend's Eagles debacle (29:15) Best NFL coaching vacancy (35:35) Francisco Lindor trade (43:06) More Buffalo Bills talk (46:00) World Juniors thoughts (53:26) NHL's return to play (1:10:20) New Year's resolutions

In our last Shootaround podcast of 2020 there is a lot of reflection on the year that was. First off we get our weekly sports talk out of the way before we remember some of the wild moments that defined 2020. (1:42) College Football Talk (8:19) NFL Round-Up - Bills, Patriots, Cowboys, Carson Wentz, Raiders, Fantasy Football (33:16) Checking in on the Week 15 Parlay (36:46) NHL's latest updates (41:04) Canada's gonna be a wagon at the WJC (43:18) of course we bail on the WJC talk to discuss Toronto's bottom six winger rotation (48:26) 2020 Year in Review (1:10:00) Hopefully 2021 is better Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/

Another week without Blake and Zach, so Adam makes back-to-back appearances. This time he brings along Jeff to take on the Washington Generals in a round of Trivia. Before we start trivia we talk about fantasy basketball and give a status report on the week 14 NFL parlay. This week's trivia topics included: -Canadian geography -Where athletes went to college -Jersey numbers -Movies -"Highest Paid Athletes In the World" 2020 according to Forbes

This week we welcome Brock Badgers alum, Adam Cooke, to the pod as a guest. Off the top we get an impromptu podcast performance review from Adam, give a status update on Tom's NFL Sunday parlay and roast Cameron for some of his betting groupchat etiquette. We then get into an all-2000's draft where we select actors, athletes, musicians, movies and tv shows that encapsulate the 2000's Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/ Link to The Inclusion Initiative: https://theinclusion-initiative.square.site/

We pick up where we left off last week with a heated debate with Ben making his case for Sam Snead as golf's GOAT and Blake + Zach defending TIger's claim. We then talk a bit about Nate Robinson vs. Jake Paul, the time Tom beat up Cam and debate which athletes we could take in a cage fight. To close up the show Blake takes charge with some Rogers Center talk + Blue Jays hot stove

We kick off today's podcast with Ben's long-awaited hot-take: Tiger Woods is the most overrated athlete ever. Tom then debates the idea of relocated teams using brands of their old cities (ie. Colorado "Nordiques" and the Carolina "Whalers") We also cover some NBA free agency, basketball lay-up line songs, bash Cameron for missing another episode, Trevor Bauer, Vladdy's weight loss, the Bills and Blake slips back into the denial phase of the five stages of Cowboys grief.

With Zach and Cam out due to lack of electricity, Blake, Ben and Tom operate the three man weave and give a big ol' dose of sports talk. Topics include: -the Toronto Blue Jays offseason -The Buffalo Bills -The Masters -AFC & NFC Conference Championship predictions -Top 5 quarterback rankings Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tom, Cam and Ben throw the planned podcast out the window and just have a talk. Some of the topics covered: -tattoos -Alex Trebek -hockey starting back up during COVID -sports betting -world travel (or a lack there of in Cameron's case) -would you travel to space if you had the opportunity? -Adam Sandler -movies

We kick off this episode with a bit of Bills-Patriots trash-talk. Blake then gives his final thoughts on the World Series Then we get down to the main event: Trivia Round 7. This week in order to negate any possible excuses, Cameron and Ben get to choose the categories: -World Cup -FBS School Nicknames -Jersey Numbers -AFC East Football -NHL Goalies

This week we kick off with Blake's live-recorded Cowboys fan therapy session. Then Cameron and Ben address the 2-4 New England Patriots. Zach chimes in with some World Series talk which then devolves into Blake and Tom bashing the Tampa Bay Rays as an organization. We wrap up the show with a four round fantasy draft of Halloween candy.

This week Tom, Cameron and Ben run the three man weave and just dive right into pure, unadulterated sports talk. In the episode we cover: -The Bills tough last two weeks -The 2-3 Patriots -Trevor Lawrence Watch -NFL's "Contender or Pretender" segment -Previewing the World Series -Are the Tampa Rays for real? -"Bruins culture" and their underwhelming offseason -Blue Jackets shaking things up -Hockey Analytics vs. Eye Test -Are the Leafs doing enough? Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/

This week's episode kicks off with an update to the Bench Talk Playoff Bubble Draft Challenge that we issued months ago. We then talk about this week in football and then give a post-mortem on the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays. In the second half of the episode we have Blake and Zach square off with Ben and Cameron for Round 6 of our trivia battle. This week's categories were: -MLB World Series -Stanley Cup -Primetime Emmy's -The introduction of the "Shootout Round": Top 20 Grossing Movies of All-Time Link to blog: https://benchlifesports.com/

Phil is called in from the bullpen to replace absentees Cam and Zach. The boys cover the day's slate of NFL games, talk about the Jays' upcoming playoff series and briefly touch on hockey and basketball. In the second half we go back to the fantasy draft well and draft "underrated things" using the same categories from our overrated draft: -movie stars -band/musician -athlete -food -miscellaneous

In this week's episode we cover a day full of NFL action: the Cowboys massive comeback, the Bills circling the wagons, a day full of injuries and Carson Wentz the fraud. We then check in with our Blue Jays correspondent Zach and Tom gives a spot on Kevin Barker impression. In this week's hypotheticals we tackle: "If you could only listen to one artist's songs for the rest of your life who would it be?" and "If aliens landed and you had to choose four athletes (one from each major sport) to fight them in a cage match, who would you choose?"